Igor Andreyevich Polyanski (russian: Игорь Андреевич Полянский, also transliterated as Polyanskiy or Polyansky), born 16 January 1990 in Zhelesnogorsk), is a Russian professional triathlete, Russian Sprint Champion 2010 and a permanent member of the Russian national team. He tested positive for doping at the

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and might get suspended pending further review.

Career

Polyanski placed 13th (junior category) in the Russian Cup of the year 2009, and 6th at the Junior World Championships. In 2010, Igor Polyanski won the U23 supersprint at the Russian Championships in

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and the U23 bronze medal on the Olympic Distance. In 2010, Igor Polyanski also took part in the prestigious French Club Championship Series ''Lyonnaise des Eaux'' representing the club ''Saint-Raphaël Tri.'' At the first competition of this circuit in Dunkirk (23 May 2010), Polyanski placed 49th. Incidentally, none of the five athletes representing ''Saint-Raphaël Tri'' was French:

Dmitry Polyanski Dmitry Andreyevich Polyanski (russian: Дмитрий Андреевич Полянский, born 19 November 1986 in Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai), is a Russian professional triathlete, 2009 U23 European Champion and permanent member of the ...

, Karl Shaw, Olivier Marceau, Kristian Mac Cartney, and Igor Polyanski. At the ''Triathlon de Paris'' (18 July 2010), Igor Polyanski placed 9th and at the Grand Final in La Baule ''(Triathlon Audencia,'' 18 September 2010) he placed 41st. Igor Polyanski is the younger brother of the professional triathlete

, the husband of the Ukrainian Russian triathlete Anastasiya Polyanskaya. According to media reports, Igor and

Lyubov Ivanovskaya Lyubov Andreyevna Ivanovskaya Polyanskaya (Russian Любовь Андреевна Ивановская, also transliterated as ''Lubov'' or, e.g. by the ITU, as ''Liubov Ivanovskaya),'' born 20 June 1989, is a Russian professional triathlete ...

are a couple. All four of them will represent Saint Raphaël Triathlon in the Club Championship in 2010.

ITU Competitions

In the five years from 2006 to 2010, Igor Polyanski took part in 16 ITU competitions and achieved 8 top ten positions. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ''Athlete's Profile Page.'' Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the ''Elite'' category. BG = the sponsor ''British Gas'' · DNF = ''did not finish'' · DNS = ''did not start'' · DQ = ''disqualified''

External links

Russian Triathlon Federation
in Russian

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Polyanski, Igor Andreyevich Russian male triathletes 1990 births Living people Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes of Russia Russian sportspeople in doping cases European Games competitors for Russia Triathletes at the 2015 European Games Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics